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Again with the parking garage confrontations? I was just there the other day!
Oh well, this time it's only for a jump start... so I won't have to tow anything outta the labyrinth today.
Poor lady in question left her headlights on and kilt the battery in her Mitsubishi. Fortunately, it was a 2013 with a new battery and only 2,000 miles on the clock. Reviving it was a simple matter of plugging the go-go wires into the car and then my truck and juicing it. Took all of 3 minutes, and 2 of that was spent filling out paperwork. She was so delighted to be on her way, she padded my day with a juicy $5 tip, that was awfully nice.
Speaking of awful, no sooner had I finished up, than a guy came around the corner of the garage and saw that he couldn't get past where I was working. No big, I was in the process of wrapping the jumper cables back up (I got the extra long 20 footers, gives new meaning to "long jump" doesn't it?
) when he arrived and it took me about 45 seconds to a minute to finish and get out of his way.
Here's the totality of our conversation during that time.
Guy - Is this going to take much longer?
Me - Nope... *tosses cables in passengers door, walks around to drivers door, gets in and leaves*
Got that?
All of it?
Good.
When I get back to base, Towing Manager (TM) pulls me aside and asks
TM - So, what happened down at the garage on that jumpstart call?
Me - Nothing, started right up on the first try, why?
TM - Some guy just called up and demanded I suspend you because you blocked him in, he asked you to move your truck, and apparently, you screamed at cursed at him.
Me - What?
TM - Yep, he said you "F-bombed" him up one side and down the other and you were very unprofessional
Me - Yeah, right
TM - So, I'm guessing that's not what happened?
Me - Does this *holds up $5 tip* look like what I'd get for swearing my head off?
TM - *chuckles* Yeah, that's what I thought, told the guy he was nuts, and that I don't even think you KNOW how to swear, let alone F-bomb someone, but I promised him I'd talk to you about it, consider yourself talked to
So, my ONE word to you suddenly became a litany of abuse in the time it took you to dig out your cellphone, huh?
Nice try, foolish mortal
Oh well, this time it's only for a jump start... so I won't have to tow anything outta the labyrinth today.
Poor lady in question left her headlights on and kilt the battery in her Mitsubishi. Fortunately, it was a 2013 with a new battery and only 2,000 miles on the clock. Reviving it was a simple matter of plugging the go-go wires into the car and then my truck and juicing it. Took all of 3 minutes, and 2 of that was spent filling out paperwork. She was so delighted to be on her way, she padded my day with a juicy $5 tip, that was awfully nice.
Speaking of awful, no sooner had I finished up, than a guy came around the corner of the garage and saw that he couldn't get past where I was working. No big, I was in the process of wrapping the jumper cables back up (I got the extra long 20 footers, gives new meaning to "long jump" doesn't it?
) when he arrived and it took me about 45 seconds to a minute to finish and get out of his way. Here's the totality of our conversation during that time.
Guy - Is this going to take much longer?
Me - Nope... *tosses cables in passengers door, walks around to drivers door, gets in and leaves*
Got that?
All of it?
Good.
When I get back to base, Towing Manager (TM) pulls me aside and asks
TM - So, what happened down at the garage on that jumpstart call?
Me - Nothing, started right up on the first try, why?
TM - Some guy just called up and demanded I suspend you because you blocked him in, he asked you to move your truck, and apparently, you screamed at cursed at him.
Me - What?
TM - Yep, he said you "F-bombed" him up one side and down the other and you were very unprofessional
Me - Yeah, right
TM - So, I'm guessing that's not what happened?
Me - Does this *holds up $5 tip* look like what I'd get for swearing my head off?
TM - *chuckles* Yeah, that's what I thought, told the guy he was nuts, and that I don't even think you KNOW how to swear, let alone F-bomb someone, but I promised him I'd talk to you about it, consider yourself talked to
So, my ONE word to you suddenly became a litany of abuse in the time it took you to dig out your cellphone, huh?
Nice try, foolish mortal
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